The Standing Record

This is the Standing Record for September 18, 2026. We recorded 1 event from September 17, 2026 that erode our democratic ideals and added 14 more from earlier dates — 270 so far this month, bringing the total archive to 2154. If you saw something happen — yesterday, or any other day — that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

CBP officer convicted of civil rights crimes for using gun, badge to sexually assault and rob women

Event: September 17, 2026 Location: Chicago, Illinois Jurisdiction: Federal Abuses: Excessive force by law enforcement

On September 17, 2026, a federal jury in Chicago convicted U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Luis Uribe on ten counts of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and one count of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Prosecutors said Uribe used his official badge and government-issued firearm to sexually assault, rob, or attempt to sexually assault four women during at least six attacks in hotels in the Chicago suburbs of Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October 2022. He faces a mandatory minimum of seven years in federal prison, with sentencing set for January 21, 2027.

People & Organizations: - Luis Uribe (U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer)

Read the full entry: https://standingrecord.com/entries/2026/09/17/federal-excessive-force-by-law-enforcement-61621da1/ Primary source: Federal Jury in Chicago Convicts U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer on Civil Rights Charges for Sexually Assaulting and Robbing Women

Filling out the archive

We're steadily backfilling the archive — working backward through the record so the timeline is complete, not just current. These are older events we've archived over the past day. If you know of something from months or years back that belongs here, send it to our tip line.

• July 21, 2025 — CBP detained Winooski, Vermont superintendent for over four hours at Houston airport, coerced device search, lawsuit alleges
• September 4, 2025 — ICE-led multi-agency raid detained 475 workers, including 300+ South Koreans, at Georgia Hyundai-LG battery plant
• November 6, 2025 — ICE agent choked Fitchburg, Massachusetts bystander unconscious during wife's arrest
• December 6, 2025 — Texas DPS selectively enforced bathroom law against Capitol protesters, detained trans protester
• December 11, 2025 — DOJ sued Hawaii to compel release of unredacted, sensitive voter registration data
• December 11, 2025 — DOJ sued Massachusetts to compel release of unredacted, sensitive voter roll data
• December 11, 2025 — DOJ sued Nevada to compel production of unredacted, sensitive voter registration data
• December 12, 2025 — Coffee shop owner says ICE agents used ruse to arrest Ecuadorian asylum seeker at Brooklyn Park, Minnesota coffee shop where he worked
• May 8, 2026 — Trinidad, Texas police arrested resident on felony charge over Facebook post about tap water quality
• August 28, 2026 — ICE deported ex-Ecuadorian minister José Serrano after his torture-risk protection was reportedly reversed out of public view
• August 31, 2026 — ICE and CoreCivic denied Belarusian asylum seeker Katsiaryna Bartko adequate medical care in Leavenworth detention; a judge found the claim viable
• September 8, 2026 — 404 Media investigation revealed CBP Predictive Intelligence Unit fed financial, criminal data to police for suspicionless stops
• September 15, 2026 — Palm Beach County deputies arrested and charged rights lawyer Noura Erakat with trespassing after officials curtailed speech at Israel-bonds hearing
• September 16, 2026 — DHS Inspector General found ICE officers misused pepper spray and an unauthorized chokehold at overcrowded Krome detention center

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